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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

UN resolution on Syria

In this August 15, 2018 file photo, a woman talks with a soldier of the Syrian army during distribution of humanitarian aid from the Russian military in the town of Rastan, Syria. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
July 10, 2020, 2:35 pm
Russia and West in showdown over aid to Syria’s rebel area
As UN mandate over crossings expires, Germany and Belgium call for a vote on a draft resolution, while Moscow floats its own version
By Edith M. Lederer
Syrian men gather in the rebel-held town of Saqba, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, on December 30, 2016, on the first day of a nationwide truce. (AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy)
December 31, 2016, 7:54 am
Russia urges speedy UN resolution on Syria truce
Shaky ceasefire holds ahead of Astana peace negotiations aimed at supplementing international efforts
By Omar Haj Kadour and Layal Abou Rahal
Syrian families, fleeing from various eastern districts of Aleppo, get onto a governmental bus on November 29, 2016 in the government-held eastern neighborhood of Jabal Badro, before heading to government-controlled western Aleppo, as the Syrian government offensive to recapture rebel-held Aleppo has prompted an exodus of civilians. (AFP PHOTO: George OURFALIAN)
November 30, 2016, 3:21 pm
City leader urges ‘safe corridor’ for Aleppo civilians
More than 50,000 Syrians join a growing exodus of terrified noncombatants fleeing, human rights group reports
By AFP
Video broadcast on Syrian State Television purports to show an UN expert examining a chemical weapons plant at an unknown location in Syria, October 8, 2013 (AP/Syrian State Television)
October 16, 2013, 6:57 pm
Weapons inspectors check 11 sites in Syria
Team will begin eliminating chemical agents in November
By RYAN LUCAS
The UN General Assembly (photo credit: Haviv Rettig Gur/Times of Israel staff)
May 15, 2013, 8:51 am
UN to approve Arab-backed Syria resolution
Motion, which strongly condemns Assad and calls for political transition, likely to have less support than previous one in August
Syrian President Bashar Assad at the parliament in Damascus in June (photo credit: AP/SANA)
August 2, 2012, 7:49 pm
Latest UN resolution on Syria drops call for Assad removal, sanctions
Weakened draft still demands that government make first step towards ceasefire and refrain from using chemical weapons
The United Nations Security Council (photo credit: AP/Seth Wenig)
July 29, 2012, 8:46 am
The UN faces multiple questions if the Syrian regime collapses
Different plans are being looked at, amid tensions between world powers over interference in Damascus
By Edith M. Lederer
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, signs documents prior to the start of an EU foreign affairs meeting at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, July 23, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Yves Logghe)
July 23, 2012, 1:31 pm
European Union to tighten arms embargo on Syria
Little effect expected, as Syria’s military equipment is mostly provided by Russia
July 16, 2012, 1:24 pm
Russia complains of ‘blackmail’ on Syria resolution
As current UN observer mission comes to an end, Western countries seek to employ force against Damascus
Will Lebanon be drawn into the civilian strife in Syria? Weapons, stopped by the Lebanese army, were en route to the Syrian opposition last month (photo credit: Lebanese Army Media Department/AP)
May 24, 2012, 5:26 pm
Syrian opposition has fiery passion, needs firearms
Assad’s forces are choking off smuggling routes, halting the flow of arms to those fighting the regime
By Elizabeth A. Kennedy
A UN observer and Syrian army officer listen to Syrian citizens during their visit to Homs on Monday (photo credit: AP/SANA)
April 24, 2012, 12:15 pm
Three officers reported dead in Syria
Human rights group reports 55 killed in last day
UN observers visit the city of Homs on Saturday (photo credit: Syria TV/AP video)
April 23, 2012, 3:06 pm
UN peacekeepers inspect Damascus suburbs
EU looks to implement another set of sanctions against Syria
United Nations observers visit Homs on Saturday. (photo credit: AP/Syria TV)
April 22, 2012, 12:28 pm
Syrian troops attack Damascus suburb, activists say
Three reported dead despite official ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 20, 2012, 10:26 am
Syria, UN agreement allows observers full roam of country by car and foot
Ban Ki-moon: Syria has not fully implemented any of agreement’s points
UN observers arrived in Damascus on Monday (photo credit: Bassem Tellawi/AP)
April 16, 2012, 5:22 pm
UN chief: Syria must guarantee monitors’ freedom of movement
Ban Ki-moon says observers on the ground need access to anywhere they choose to oversee and maintain ‘fragile ceasefire’
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